Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2020.07.02 (Thu)

【#695(Special)】Glimpse of U.S.-N. Korea Relations through Bolton’s Memoir

June 29, 2020 　 It is understandable that U.S. conservatives campaigning for President Donald Trump’s reelection harshly criticize former presidential national security adviser John Bolton’s memoir ...

2019.12.11 (Wed)

【#639】Recognize Iran as Terrorist Country

December 9, 2019 　 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is reportedly planning to visit Japan soon. His hope to visit Japan was conveyed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ab...

2019.12.04 (Wed)

【#637】Stand up to China

December 2, 2019 　 On November 24, pro-democracy candidates won a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s district council elections, indicating strongly that the Chinese Communist Party may lose power if ...

2019.10.09 (Wed)

【#625(Special)】Mainstream U.S. Media Adding Fuel to “Cold Civil War”

October 7, 2019 　 Popular U.S. talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has described the present U.S. political situation as a “cold civil war.” The description indicates that camps that support and oppose Pr...

2019.09.18 (Wed)

【#618】Libyan Model for North Korea Was Right

September 17, 2019 　 John Bolton has left his position as national security adviser in the U.S. Trump administration. His presence in the administration was particularly big on North Korea. Bolton w...

2019.05.15 (Wed)

【#592】Meaning of Abe’s Call for “Unconditional” Meeting with Kim

May 13, 2019 　　　　　Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has recently vowed to “unconditionally” meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, instead of reiterating his earlier rhetoric that “any simp...

2019.03.20 (Wed)

【#579】“Maximum Pressure” Should Be Strategy against Pyongyang

March 18, 2019 　　　　　The Japanese government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to refrain from jointly submitting to the United Nations Human Rights Council a resolution accusing North Korea...

2019.02.08 (Fri)

【#571(Special)】Trump’s State of Union Address and Japan – Importance of Leadership

February 7, 2019 　　　　　When seeing U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address from Japan, I felt anew that American leadership is important. 　　　　　On foreign policy, Trump first empha...

2018.07.04 (Wed)

【#525】Joint Survey on Abduction Would Do More Harm than Good

July 2, 2018 　　　　　The North Korean dictator has launched a diplomatic offensive because he has felt threats to his own life as the result of “maximum pressure” strategy led by Japan and the United...

2018.05.08 (Tue)

【#512】Don’t Ease Pressure on N. Korea until Return of Abductees

May 7, 2018 　　　　　From April 30 through May 5, I visited the United States as a member of a joint delegation of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea and two supportin...